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New Delhi not to freely ink trade pacts with controlled economies
The Indian government may take a cautious approach while negotiating free trade agreements with countries such as China that do not have a market-driven exchange rate policy.
India, Hong Kong plan free trade agreement
India and Hong Kong have initiated talks on a free trade agreement to promote bilateral trade and investment.
India should seek mkt for services in trade with Korea: FICCI
India must seek greater market access for professionals and service-providers in Korea when officials from the two sides meet here for negotiating the proposed bilateral trade pact, industry body FICCI said.
India’s trade surplus with Singapore reduced post-FTA
India’s trade surplus with Singapore shrunk after the comprehensive economic cooperation agreement between the two countries came into force.
Sowing a bitter harvest
One outcome of the Indo-US deal on Agriculture appears to be the deregulation of the GM foods sector.
EU wants India to speed up FTA
Expressing doubt over WTO talks making headway in the near future, Austria on Tuesday asked India to speed up free trade agreement with the European Union to enlarge markets for European and Indian business.
Duty cut on palm oil hits vanaspati units in Lanka
The reduction in customs duty of crude palm oil (CPO) by India has severely hit the 12 vanaspati units set up by Indian companies in Sri Lanka to take advantage of the low duty on CPO there and export duty-free to India under the free trade agreement quota.
Mechanism to scan impact of FTAs soon
Responding to the increasing political resistance to trade liberalisation, India’s commerce & industry ministry is planning to set up a special mechanism to monitor the impact of free trade agreements.
India mulls FTA with China
India is considering a Free Trade Agreement with China but a decision will be based on sensitivities of domestic industry. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jairam Ramesh categorically stated that agriculture will not be included in FTAs.
US companies urge investment pacts with BRIC nations
Major US exporters urged the Bush administration to begin negotiations with the "BRIC" nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — on bilateral investment treaties, which they said were critical to US service company efforts to tap those large markets.
Singapore emerging as India Inc’s gateway to the world
With more than 2,700 Indian firms operating in the country, Singapore has emerged as the favourite destination for domestic corporates looking to internationalise. While bilateral trade between the two nations has gone up as expected post-Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in 2005, it is Singapore’s might as a leading hub for innovation and R&D that has attracted companies to set up shop there.
Congressman to introduce India trade legislation
A US congressman said on Sunday he planned to introduce legislation calling for the United States to begin talks with India on a free trade agreement.
Delhi shifts aim to bigger ball
The much-hyped free trade area (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and India seem to be stalling, as the latter’s focus has shifted toward the much-bigger Asean-India FTA, a leading Thai negotiator says
Consultations held on India-EU trade pact
Fishermen want 40 varieties in the negative list
Asean FTA: Time to introspect on domestic oilseed cultivation
In the absence of a clear strategy to put our own house in order, the India-ASEAN FTA negotiations appear to be farcical. Negotiations are conducted between equals and in a level playing field. But here is a situation where everyone knows India is vulnerable.
Suggestions mooted for items in negative list for Indo-EU FTA
About 40 varieties of fish, cashew kernels and salted and roasted cashew are among the products which should be included in the negative list of items for India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), a meeting of stakeholders here has suggested.
ASEAN FTA talks may conclude in 2 mths: Nath
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said that the negotiations in the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be concluded in next two months.
India sees Thai free trade talks faltering
With India-Asean free-trade talks faltering, the Indian government said on Saturday it might have to get directly involved again to try to make the proposed India-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) operational.
India must improve IPR enforcement: EU official
India needs to improve its track record for enforcing intellectual property rights without which global small and medium enterprises will not invest in the country, an EU official said on Friday.
Malaysia, India to enter comprehensive trade talks early next year
Malaysia and India will enter into a comprehensive negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) in January next year, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said today.